France
Found in 41 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: French geologists, Barrios, 1880-1906
Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: French geologists, Barrios sub-series consists of:
- letters, particularly from Charles Barrios of the Faculty of Science, University of Lille, discussing such items as the 8th International Geological Congress in Paris, 1900, various scientific publications and French volcanoes.
Data and reports from observatories and stations at multiple locations, 1949-1965
The material consists of a box of data and reports from observatories and stations from the following locations: Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Berne, Cape of Good Hope, Clyde, Delhi, France (Fribourg, Dakar), Freiburg, Geneva, Hamburg, Japan, Kerguelen. The first page is markked 'Mrs T' [Turnbull]. It is dated 1949-1965.
Diaries, 1905-1960
appointment and other diaries; calendars
Diary of Elizabeth Catherine (Elsa) Gallant, 1917-1919
Diary covering the period 28 June 1917 - 27 April 1919, recording much of Elsa Gallant's life during this period, including meeting both John and Donald Macpherson Baillie, aspects of the war and her time in France.
Emile Cottin's Assaination Attempt on Georges Clemenceau, 1870s-1930s
Photographs from Emile Cottin's assasination attempt on French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau in 1917. Images shows an injured policeman; Emile Cottin; Clemenceau's chauffeur who was injured; Cottin being led to prison; and a rear view of Clemenceau's car showing the seven bullet holes.
Exhibitions: exhibition papers and photographs, 1951-1959
General: 1950-1951, 1950-1951
Correspondence and related items, including letters from his wife Florence Jewel Baillie, his brother Donald Macpherson Baillie, Sir Zwinglius Frank Willis, Thomas Stearns Eliot and Reinhold Niebuhr. Includes material relating to the erection of a gravestone for John Baillie's cousin, Elizabeth Catherine Gallant, BBC broadcasts, biographical information on Alexander Martin, and a visit to France.
Ghost story about a woman and newborn child, 20 January 1871
Jumping. Military Horsemanship in Deauville, [France], 1870s-1930s
Three photographs from a jumping competition showcasing military horsemanship of officers from the Allied and Associated armies at Deauville, France during World War I. One photograph shows British competitor, Lieutenant H G Morrison on Corintho jumping a fence; one photograph shows Captain Laissardiere on Othello jumping a fence; and one photograph showing an unnamed French officer taking a water jump.
Lecture on 'The Origin of the Scenery of the British Isles', 1884
Notes for 5 lectures on 'The Origin of the Scenery of the British Isles' given to the Royal Institution in 1884, along with printed abstracts. Sir Archibald Geikie focused on geological formations around the British Isles, with comparisons from European and North American locations, looking at the materials of which they are composed and the processes which went into their creation.